Donate Membership

Search the collection

Filter By

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Department

Show Only:

Highlights
Artworks With Image
Artworks on Display
Open Access
As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.
APIPublic domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API
Nazi-era provenance
Objects with changed or unknown ownership in continental Europe between 1933-1945. Learn more

More than 10,000 results for Yaka artist and nkanda initiate

Sort by:

N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress), Yaka artist and nkanda initiate, Wood, cane, raffia, pigment, Yaka peoples — N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress)
Yaka artist and nkanda initiate
19th–20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Khaandu (ceremonial axe), Yaka artist, Iron, wood, Yaka peoples — Khaandu (ceremonial axe)
Yaka artist
Late 19th–first half of 20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Ndemba (hunting whistle), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Ndemba (hunting whistle)
Yaka artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Kinsu (pipe), Yaka artist, Wood, leather, terracotta, Yaka peoples — Kinsu (pipe)
Yaka artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Yikeki male figure, Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, paint(?), plant fiber, Yaka peoples — Yikeki male figure
Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples — Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Boli (power object), Bamana Initiate, Komo association, Wood, applied organic materials, Bamana — Boli (power object)
Bamana Initiate, Komo association
Early 20th century

Boli (power figure), Bamana Initiate, Komo association, Wood, cloth, beads, applied organic materials, Bamana peoples — Boli (power figure)
Bamana Initiate, Komo association
early 20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Agiba (Skull Hook)
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century

Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory — Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century

Tiki (male figure), Mangarevan artist, Wood, Mangarevan people — Tiki (male figure)
Mangarevan artist
Early 19th century

Nkoko Ngombo, Wood, Yaka people — Nkoko Ngombo
Yaka people
20th century

Double-eagle pendant, Initial Style artist(s), Gold, Initial Style — Double-eagle pendant
Initial Style artist(s)
1–500 CE

Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink — Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century

Bottle in the shape of a feline, Wari artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Wari — Bottle in the shape of a feline
Wari artist(s)
600–900 CE

Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples — Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century

Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku — Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca — Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE

Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique — Bottle with caiman
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE